I find it interesting that Lonnie Briseno who fanatically supports certain Catholic doctrine such as no use of birth control, can ignore the other teachings of the Church and Jesus. He has no compassion or love for mankind. He is deceitful, disdainful of those who don't hold his same opinions, and hateful. If he is an example of the Church, I understand why so many young people are leaving the Church. They see the hypocrisy of the lives of the Church leaders.
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I am not Catholic. But, even if I was, I would be offended to believe that Lonnie would be allowed to think and make decisions for me and my family.
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Lonnie, do you really believe that such an important topic, like sex, should only be discussed in the home? Even if kids independently read advanced novels and study physics, the schools' curriculum can add different and important perspectives, to every student! After all, raging hormones know no boundaries, just like bad, killer germs.
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My old high school home ec teacher was let go because she mentioned using the birth control pill in class. Seems like we haven't progressed very far during these past few decades.
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Since the district is so bent on teaching kids through the use of computers, let's just hook them up to the x-rated sites and let them learn "the facts" from there.
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I stand firm with my statement: Hosie knows nothing about music, and our district music programs will suffer greatly as a result!!!
posted by LCPS1 @ 6:34 PM
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In the 1960's, I was taught sex education in Junior High School (What it should be called now, but that's another argument).
Back then the subject was a huge controversy. My parents were very conservative religious people, and had deep reservations about allowing the schools to teach this subject. They consented and were open for discussion of the things we learned at school. But you know what? The classes were handled with care, boys and girls were separated, and after many nervous giggles concerning human sexuality, I learned the basic facts of life and the consequences of "free" sex.
Knowledge is power, and I used that knowledge to stay out of trouble. It must have worked.
We have to be honest here. We have the most media savvy, well informed, most technology proficient students the world has ever seen, but...THEY ARE STILL KIDS AND NEED TO BE SUPERVISED AND GUIDED CONSTANTLY! Parents need to SUPERVISE and COMMUNICATE with their kids because: They are inundated with sex from almost ALL media. The social norms have changed....from "you better not" to "If it feels good Do It"
It is not Rocket Science. If kids know you're always watching, there is less of a chance of something stupid happening. Believe me, with all the information out there, getting pregnant as a teenager is S-T-U-P-I-D. We know they are going to experiment...We know there are going to be extreme moments of temptation. I do not condone those types of action. But the alternative is unacceptable. Leaving the issue in the "Hands of God" is ludicrous. God gave (most of us) us common sense. He gave us a brain and free will to use. USE IT. The schools can dispassionately dispense sex ed as part of the health or science curriculum. That in concert with parent guidence is the key. Whoops....there's a Problem: How many of the students we deal with live with both their parents?
Just one more justification for the schools to teach students what they need to know. Are the schools perfect? Right....but who is going to help correct this huge pregancy problem?
Opponents of sex ed in the schools are right in a way, In a perfect world, the PARENT should be the FIRST line of communication. There are many good parents out there that do a good job, but they are becoming fewer and fewer. It's a sad comment on our society that the majority of what SHOULD be taught at home is dumped on the schools. You know...things like manners, honesty, respect, a work ethic, that and education is important...etc. Unfortunately, the responsibility has fallen upon the schools to communicate with kids on a multitude of subjects. How many times have you administrators heard..."YOU do something with him/her...I can't?
In my opinion, there are "cultures" in this community that have failed miserably in this area. They need to step up to the plate and deal with changing the "culture" of segements of the community to one of enlightenment instead of ignoring common sense and sticking their heads in the sand.
At last, people are taking notice about Safe and Drug Free Schools. The new Napoleon spends most of his time investigating his employees and issuing letters of reprimand in order to cover his own stupidity and memory lapses. From what I have been hearing, the last of the Mohicans, Mr. Peace, may be leaving the district soon. We can not afford to lose him. The kids will dearly miss him and so will the teachers who look forward to his classroom seminars. Voice your opinions, maybe someone will pay attention and send Napoleon back into exile.
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